Being equivalent in both success and failure is Sthitpragya: Dhami
Uttarakhand News:
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday released the book “Khaki Mein Sthitpragya” written by former Director General of Police of Uttarakhand Anil Raturi at the IRDT auditorium located at Survey Chowk, Dehradun. Anil Raturi has written this book based on his memoirs and experiences as an IPS officer.
During the event CM Dhami highlighted that through this book, Anil Raturi has presented the memoirs, experiences and challenges of his service period as a police officer in an interesting way. He said that being equivalent in both success and failure is Sthitpragya. The book will help those entering service in decision making. The Chief Minister said that when we realize that no one is going to support us on earth, then we rise above the ground and come into a state of direct connection with God, this is also Sthitpragya. This is possible only by the grace of God.
CM Dhami praised Anil Raturi for his dedication and impactful service, stating that he and his wife have carved a unique place in Uttarakhand and beyond through their extraordinary work while maintaining humility. During his service period, Anil Raturi faced difficult challenges many times and solved the problems with the power of strong will. He said that it is important for a human being to have the quality of achieving the goal, to keep his mind calm while doing work.
The Chief Minister said that the police has a big challenge of maintaining peace and law & order. To face every challenge, it is necessary to have patience along with strong willpower. This is a journey in which there are many ups and downs and challenges. It is necessary to maintain equanimity, morality and patience in adverse circumstances. Today the police has modern technology. Earlier, despite having limited resources, the police had to face big challenges.
Anil Raturi, author of the book “Khaki Mein Sthitpragya”, said that through this book he has tried to describe some important memories, experiences and challenges based on his experience of three and a half decades as a police officer. He said that it is necessary to use the powers given to the police to maintain peace and law & order for human welfare. Through this book, an effort has been made to show how our new officers can face challenges and move forward on their path of work with patience and can discharge their responsibilities with full dedication and strong willpower.
He said that success of any work is not the result of role of just one person, many people contribute to it.
Vice Chancellor of Doon University Prof. Surekha Dangwal said, “There is a notion that if one is in uniform, one cannot be a Sthitapragya and if one is a Sthitapragya, one cannot wear a uniform”.
But, Anil Raturi has broken this myth through the inspirational journey of his life that one can be a Sthitapragya in uniform. She said that the influence of T.S. Eliot is visible in Anil Raturi’s writing style. A person who behaves the same way in happiness, sorrow, passion and in his ups and downs of life is a Sthitapragya. She further said that through this book he has told that the life of a police officer is like the edge of a sword. It is not necessary that if you enter the Chakravyuh and break it, you will be called a winner, if you do not break it, you will definitely be called a failure.
Chief Secretary Radha Raturi sang Mangalgeet at the inauguration of the program.
On this occasion, DGP Abhinav Kumar, former Chief Secretary N. Ravi Shankar, litterateur and former vice chancellor Dr. Sudha Rani Pandey, senior government and police officials and eminent personalities from the field of literature were present.
